Agatha Christie demonstrates her unparalleled mastery with Three Blind Mice and Other Stories—a classic compendium of mystery and suspense, crime and detection, whose title novella served as the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest running stage play in the history of the London theater.

A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple setup, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which in turn would provide the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history.

From this classic title novella to the deliciously clever gems on its tail (solved to perfection by Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple), this rare collection of murder most foul showcases Christie at her inventive best, proving her reputation as "the champion deceiver of our time" (New York Times).

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January 1, 1950
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#1 · 1920The Mysterious Affair at Styles #2 · 1923The Murder on the Links #3 · 1924Poirot Investigates #4 · 1926The Murder of Roger Ackroyd #5 · 1927The Big Four #6 · 1928The Mystery of the Blue Train #7 · 1930Black Coffee #8 · 1932Peril at End House #9 · 1933Lord Edgware Dies #10 · 1934Murder on the Orient Express #11 · 1935Three Act Tragedy #12 · 1935Death in the Clouds #13 · 1936The A.B.C. Murders #14 · 1936Murder in Mesopotamia #15 · 1936Cards on the Table #16 · 1937Murder in the Mews #17 · 1937Dumb Witness #18 · 1937Death on the Nile #19 · 1938Appointment with Death #20 · 1938Hercule Poirot's Christmas #21 · 1939The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories #22 · 1940Sad Cypress #23 · 1940One, Two, Buckle My Shoe #24 · 1941Evil Under the Sun #25 · 1942Five Little Pigs #26 · 1946The Hollow #27 · 1947The Labors of Hercules #28 · 1932The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories #29 · 1948Taken at the Flood #30 · 1950Three Blind Mice and Other Stories #31 · 1951The Under Dog and Other Stories #32 · 1952Mrs. McGinty’s Dead #33 · 1953After the Funeral #34 · 1955Hickory Dickory Dock #35 · 1956Dead Man's Folly #36 · 1959Cat Among the Pigeons #37 · 1960The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding #38 · 1961Double Sin and Other Stories #39 · 1963The Clocks #40 · 1966Third Girl #41 · 1969Hallowe'en Party #42 · 1972Elephants Can Remember #43 · 1974Poirot's Early Cases #44 · 1975Curtain #45 · 1991Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories #46 · 1997The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories
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